.jm (only .com.jm)
The .jm (Jamaica) registry is one of the very few remaining "legacy" ccTLDs in the world that still operates on a manual, email-based system. It is managed by the University of the West Indies (UWI), specifically the Mona Information Technology Services (MITS).
Manual Registration of a .com.jm Domain
Unlike most modern ccTLDs, Jamaica’s .jm namespace (including third-level domains such as .com.jm) still allows direct manual registration via email submission.
Instead of using an automated registrar or EPP-based provisioning system, requests are submitted in plain text format to the registry operator dmaster@ns.jm.
The registry (JAMNet Registration Services / DOMAIN MASTER) reviews and manually processes each request.
This service operates in a largely volunteer-run capacity, reflecting an early-internet administrative model rather than a commercial registrar ecosystem. Processing is human-handled, and properly formatted templates are required.
Below is an example of a successfully submitted registration template (personal details redacted):
You do not have to be a Jamaican entity or citizen to register one.
1. Top-level domain................: com.jm 2. Complete Domain Name............: xxx.com.jm 3a. Organization name...............: [REDACTED] 3b. Organization address............: [REDACTED] 4. Operational Date................: 30 October, 2025 (or sooner) [you should put this to at least 30 days in the future from the request] Administrative Contact: 5a. Name (Last, First)..............: [REDACTED] 5b. Organization....................: N/A 5c. Postal Address..................: [REDACTED] 5d. Phone Number....................: [REDACTED] 5e. Email Address...................: xxx@[redacted].xxx Technical/Zone Contact: 6a. Name (Last, First)..............: [REDACTED] 6b. Organization....................: N/A 6c. Postal Address..................: [REDACTED] 6d. Phone Number....................: [REDACTED] 6e. Email Address...................: xxx@[redacted].xxx 7a. Primary DNS Server Hostname.....: ns1.[redacted].com 7b. Primary DNS Server IP Address...: 185.148.x.x 8a. Secondary DNS Server Hostname...: ns2.[redacted].com 8b. Secondary DNS Server IP address.: 23.xxx.xxx.xxx 9. Domain/Org Purpose/Desc.........: My personal website
Once approved, the registry confirms activation via email and delegates the domain to the provided authoritative nameservers.
This process closely mirrors the pre-automation model described in RFC 1591, direct communication, template-based submission, and trust-based administrative review.
In an ecosystem dominated by instant registrar checkouts and API provisioning, .com.jm remains a rare example of a manually administered ccTLD namespace.